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April 15, 2005 Vol April 15, 2005 Vol. 44, No. 9 Spaceport News John F. Kennedy Space Center - America’s gateway to the universe http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/snews/spnews_toc.html Explore. Discover. Understand. Nation watches Discovery's roll out to launch pad First motion stirs NASA'S SPACE Shuttle Discovery rests at Launch Pad 39B after its emotions of work four-mile crawl from the VAB. force ASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery arrived at its Nlaunch pad April 7 at 12:30 a.m., completing the next major milestone for Return to Flight of America’s Space Shuttle program. “My personal feeling is just one of elation,” said Mike Leinbach, Space Shuttle Program launch director. “We’ve been working hard. We haven’t seen a Shuttle in the light of day in almost two and a half years. “But it’s not about how I feel, or about how the people at KSC feel; it’s about how the American people feel. There are folks across this country who support our program with their heart and soul.” Discovery arrived approxi- mately three hours later than planned. The slight delay was AT RIGHT, Discovery, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, slowly caused when Shuttle processing rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building April 6. First motion was at team members had to replace a 2:04 p.m. Programmable Logic Controller BELOW, the structures on Launch Pad 39B (left) and the Mobile (PLC) circuit card on the Crawler Launcher Platform carrying Discovery glow with lights. Transporter during the final leg of its journey. The PLC is an indicator that relays height measurements to the Crawler’s operators while it’s in motion. Discovery’s first motion started April 6 at 2:04 p.m. inside the VAB. Once outside, the orbiter was greeted by employ- ees lining the surrounding area as it made its four-mile journey to Launch Pad 39B. Once in place at the launch pad, the Shuttle team continued preparating Discovery for its scheduled launch, set for a window of May 15 - June 3. Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS April 15, 2005 space to perform a one-of-a-kind committee for the tremendously test of a fully robotic system that successful, fun and entertaining could pave the way for missions picnic held last Saturday. I know allowing computers to do the we all had a great day with The future driving in space. family and friends and great The new technology will Florida weather (thanks, John allow a spacecraft to pinpoint Madura). Awards Kennedy and rendezvous with another It also served as our Return to craft without human guidance — Flight kickoff rally, with people a technology that could help take receiving bus trips out to the pad Update humans back to the Moon and to see the Shuttle. We had Jim Kennedy eventually to Mars and beyond. parachutists, great music, food, Center Director This is such an exciting time drinks, kids’ games, the works. to work in the space business. Basically, everything you’d ever reetings, everyone! conditions. We are working with current want in a picnic. Wasn’t April 6 an After this, the next major technology like the Space Shuttle Phil couldn’t have done this Gexciting day at KSC with milestone is in the last week of alone. It took the rollout of Space Shuttle April when we have a full launch "The next major milestone is in the last hundreds of volun- Discovery to Launch Pad 39B? dress rehearsal, which includes week of April when we have a full teers and months of My congratulations to the entire the STS-114 crew actually launch dress rehearsal." planning. To you all: Shuttle team for all their hard strapping into the orbiter and thanks to making a work the past two and a half simulating a launch. These are while laying the groundwork for sacrifice of your time so the rest years arriving at this day. exciting days at KSC and NASA, missions to take place 50 years of us could have a great day. We Discovery sure looks great and for our nation as a whole. from now. Good luck to our work very hard at KSC and it’s out at the pad, its rightful place, Keep up the great work; Launch Services Program, nice to able to play hard once in as we work toward the launch America is behind you 100 Marshall Space Flight Center and a while; last Saturday fit the bill between May 15 – June 3. percent. the entire DART team on the nicely. So again, thanks to Phil As I sent my column to press, Today, at approximately 1:30 launch. and all the volunteers. the very important External Tank p.m. local time, if you watch A huge pat on the back goes Have a great week, everyone, test was to have taken place NASA TV or click on the NASA to Phil Bernardo and the entire and GO DART and GO Thursday. While we expect Web site, you will see the KSC All American Picnic DISCOVERY! everything to go great, the exciting launch of DART on a Shuttle team just wanted to see Pegasus rocket from Vandenberg how the redesigned tank foam Air Force Base in California. Respected author Covey discusses would react under “game day” NASA will throw a “dart” into successful traits with management IN THE Vehicle Assembly April Employees of the Month Building, author Stephen Covey (center) looks up at the External Tank/Solid Rocket Boosters stack for mission STS-114. Human Resources Director Pat Simpkins (left) and NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Vehicle Manager Scott Thurston accompanied Covey in the VAB. Covey and his executive assistant, Julie McAllister (at Covey's right), recently toured the Center. COVEY ALSO spent time discussing his book, "The 8th Habit." Seated next to Covey are, from left, Deputy Director SITTING IN the front row, from left, are: Shea Gaudart, Human Woodrow Resources Office; Diana Calero, ELV and Payload Carriers Program; Whitlow Jr. Genger Thorn, Chief Financial Office. Standing in the back row, from and Center left, are: Dan Tran, Information Technology and Communication Director Jim Services; and John Brand, Safety and Mission Assurance. Kennedy. April 15, 2005 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3 Gill harmonizes Space Station elements testing By Linda Herridge 2) payload. “I always wanted to work Staff Writer This involved testing the on the space program at prototype avionics with the KSC,” said Gill. “I’m going racy Gill, an engineering International Space Station (ISS) to continue to help make integrator with the Interna- and Space Shuttle simulators in things more cost effective Ttional Space Station/ the Space Station Processing and improve our checkout Payloads Processing directorate, Facility high bay to validate the systems and processes as we looks forward to the day when design. Gill worked with repre- move forward.” some of the recent payloads he’s sentatives from 30 different When he’s not processing worked on are included in a countries, including Russia, payloads, Gill describes Space Shuttle mission. Taiwan, Italy and Switzerland. himself as a big University of Gill, who has supported He also worked with Johnson Florida Gators football fan. payloads processing for 15 Space Center in Houston and About 10 years ago, he years, coordinates and imple- Marshall Space Flight Center in acquired an uncle’s old 1967 ments requirements primarily for Huntsville, Ala., to coordinate Volkswagon Beetle. After science and research payloads. the tests. restoring it, he began He completed his duties for According to Gill, AMS-2, participating in classic car several STS-121 science and currently scheduled for a 2008 shows and competitions. research elements. These include Space Shuttle flight, is a massive Gill enjoys mentoring the European Modular Cultiva- electromagnet with hundreds of students and recently took a tion System and the Minus thousands of detectors that will group inside the Orbiter Eighty-Degree Laboratory be attached to the ISS truss TRACY GILL of the ISS/Payloads Processing Facility to view Processing directorate was recently Freezer, both provided by the structure S3. AMS-2 will attract Discovery. He mentored recognized for his work. European Space Agency. particles to measure the speed Stephanie Stilson, who is now the “I’m happy these and other and curvature as they pass Kennedy Space Center career in flow manager for Discovery. payloads will finally be deliv- through the array in order to 1990. He worked on Spacelab Gill received a Bachelor of ered to the Station, and I’m detect new types of particles. integrated processing, including Science degree in electrical excited about Return to Flight,” “Tracy is a multi-talented the last Spacelab mission, engineering from the University Gill said. worker with superior technical NeuroLab, and an Express Rack of Florida in Gainesville in 1989 For his skills in coordinating competence,” said Todd Arnold, prototype. Later, he worked on and a master’s in space systems an important test, Gill earned his ISS Engineering Integration several ISS Express Racks, from Melbourne’s Florida Tech directorate’s February employee chief. “He has been instrumental including the first two Express in 1994. He received a master’s of the month award. He success- in leading integrated testing for Racks delivered to the Station. in aerospace engineering from fully implemented a functional ISS and Space Shuttle research He also worked on the Human the University of Florida in 2000. integrated test for the Alpha payloads for many years.” Research Facility-2 (an STS-114 Gill and his wife, Michele, Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS- Gill started his NASA- element). have a one-year-old son, Aaron.
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